Kurt Herbert Adler and the San Francisco Opera : oral history transcripts / 1994

612 Pages·1994·12.2 MB·English

by  Adler, Kurt Herbert. ive

University of California Berkeley

Regional Oral History Office University of California
The Bancroft Library Berkeley, California
KURT HERBERT ADLER AND THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
Volume III
COMMUNITY AND UNION LEADERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Interviews with:
R. Gwln Follls Arthur Bloomfield
Betty Folger Miller Cooper James Schwabacher
Prentis Cobb Hale Alfred Fromm
Walter Baird Otto Meyer
Jerry Spain Nancy Miller Adler
William Dledrich Kristin Adler Krueger
Eddie Powell Dr. Walter Strauss
Don Tayer Martin Magner
James Matheson
With Introductions by
Beverly Sills,
Roger L. Stevens,
and Lotfi Mansour1
Interviews Conducted by
Caroline Crawford
1986-1989
Copyright 1994 by The Regents of the University of California
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It is recommended that this oral history be cited as follows:
To cite the volume: Kurt Herbert Adler and the San
Francisco Opera. Volume III. Community and Union
Leaders. Family and Friends, an oral history project
of the Regional Oral History Office conducted 1985-
1988. The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley, 1994.
To cite an individual interview: R. Gwen Follis, an
oral history conducted in 1986 by Caroline Crawford in
Kurt Herbert Adler and the San Francisco Opera. Volume
III. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1994.
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The Kurt Herbert Adler Oral History
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R. Gwin Follis Michael L. Korbholz
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William R. Hewlett Beryl and Don Newsome
The G.H.C. Meyer Family Foundation Evelyn B. Pantages
Gilberto and Harriet K. Munguia Mr. and Mrs. Pauly
David Packard Henry and Angie Pera
Toni and Arthur Rock Joel Pera
James H. Schwabacher, Jr. Irva R. Rageth
Drs. Jess and Ben Shenson Theatrical Stage Employees' Union
Jane and Jess Walker
Sustainers ($500 and above)
Anonymous
Louise M. Davies
Consul General of Germany
Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Goldman
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hamm